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fookeryesterday at 11:36 PM1 replyview on HN

> We currently make around 1 TW of photovoltaic cells per year, globally.

China made 1.8 TW of solar cells in 2025.

The raw materials required to make these are incredibly abundant, we make as much as we need.


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momoschiliyesterday at 11:53 PM

you realize the factor of 2 you introduce doesn't meaningfully change the order of magnitude that the previous poster is implying right?

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